A month ago, Rivers believed Darko Milicic would play a pivotal role as Garnettís backup. Milicic is gone, and Chris Wilcox has assumed that job. Terry has spent most of his career as a sixth man, but now he is filling Ray Allenís old job and needs to be more aggressive offensively, which isnít an issue for a professional scorer.

Green has been an enigma, but the Celtics are at their best when he is in takeover mode. His teammates often remind him to be meaner and more selfish, and it appeared that playing against the Thunder ó the team that traded him ó brought out the fury that needs to surface more often.